The Dutch tornado left traces of destruction, destroyed houses in coastal cities and “turned into a war zone”, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others.
- A rare twister tore the southwestern part of the Netherlands, killing at least one person
- Horrible footage shows a tornado tearing through a house in a small seaside town
- “It’s a war zone,” one witness said another said “a vacuumed room.”
- The front of a house collapsed and many houses on one street were blown off the roof
According to emergency services, a rare tornado killed at least one person and injured 10 in a coastal city in the southwestern part of the Netherlands.
The whirlwind left traces of damage in the seaside town of Zierikzee, blowing off the roofs of four homes and collapsing the front of one home.
Locals compared the horrifying sights to “war zones” and “vacuum-cleaned rooms.”
Roof tiles and garden furniture destroyed houses, cars, and everything else on the tornado road, and were sent high into the hair.
The town’s safety committee declared an emergency and warned that the incident could affect the surrounding area.
According to the Dutch Meteorological Agency Weerplaza, the whirlwind began on the water and then moved ashore.
“Unfortunately, the tornado killed one person, and the first impression was about 10 more injured,” Zeeland safety officials said in a statement.
An incredible storm gathering over a quiet Dutch seaside town at lunch
Within minutes, a tornado struck the town, destroyed the house and killed it.
The Dutch coastal town was covered with huge and dangerous swirls of hot and cold air
After today’s incredible storm, a fallen tree was painted in a car in a seaside town in the Netherlands
The roofs of four buildings collapsed and the entire façade of one house fell into the worst tornado since 1992.
“Emergency services are still busy planning total sizes,” he added.
“On some streets of Zierikzee, the damage is enormous. In addition to flying roof tiles and windthrows, the roof was blown from four homes.
According to the Dutch public broadcaster NOS, tiles were torn from the roof of the church and trampolines were sent in the air.
Images on social media showed debris thrown into a rotating wind pillar and a large white cloud funnel extending from the bottom of a dark sky.
Paramedics have asked people to leave the area because they do not interfere with the work of police and fire brigades and because of the danger of tiles and branches falling.
Brave residents went out to film the destructive tornado that struck Zierikzee.
The entire frontage of this house in Zierikzee, the Netherlands, fell when the tornado was torn.
Locals have done their best to protect and repair their homes in the wake of today’s tornado.
The affected residents are depicted doing their best to continue as usual.
Tornadoes are extreme weather events often referred to as “trunks” under storms, where water vapor condenses inside a vortex before lifting material from the surface.
The Netherlands experiences several tornadoes a year, but the last deadly tornado that hit the country was in 1992, NOS said.
Resident Douwe Ouwekerk said:
A man trying to repair a house after a tornado is depicted standing on the roof
He also described objects flying just a few meters away from home. “What looked like roof tiles, garden pools, tents”.
The last deadly tornado in the Netherlands occurred over 30 years ago in Ameland, off the north coast of the Netherlands.
One person was killed and five were injured in a twister in August 1992.
In August 2019, a weak tornado struck Amsterdam, leaving no one injured.